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LibreELEC
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Free and easy to install and use
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Ease of use!
Ease of installation and small memory foot print. Boots straight into kodi. Lighting fast operation. Huge support network. Regular updates! Follows development of kodi closely.
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Runs on a USB stick or SD card as small as 8 gb
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Runs well on a Raspberry Pi
Runs cooler than Kodi on a Pi.
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mainly GPL
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OpenELEC
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Kodi
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LinuxMCE
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Easy installation
The installation wizard automatically finds and detects all your hardware details and adds the configurations accordingly. It also asks for your permission before each step and then carries on the next screen. Everything is completed in 5 minutes.
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Lots of bugs
Unfortunately LinuxMCE has some very annoying bugs. For example there are some things that will not work with the default settings, and that's a real downside for beginners. It's also rather complicated to get a weborbiter working.
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Easy to use
Even with multiple features and options, LinuxMCE is still very easy to use; everything is very intuitive and dead simple to find your way around with everything being available through a point and click UI.
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10 foot UI
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Mythbuntu
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Free and open source
Mythbuntu is an Ubuntu flavor of MythTV. Both MythTV and Ubuntu are completely free and open source, so by extension Mythbuntu is open source as well.
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Dated UI
The UI is dated and not very pleasing to the eye.
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Customizable
MythTV (and by extension Mythbuntu) has plenty of modules that allow users to display photos, listen to music and watch movies. All of this is done from the main menu.
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Android TV
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Your privacy is for sale with this solution
A lot of data is collected about what you are watching - depending on your TV - your voice is recorded (if it has a microphone) or you are observed watching TV (if it has a camera). That data is sent to the manufacturer, Google and 3rd party companies that you never even heard of. This is all done by presenting you a wall of lawyer-gibberish that no one reads and everyone just agrees to because all they wanna do is watch TV.
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Easy to use
It is bare and easy to use.
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Sideloading of apps
You can sideload apps.
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Can run Android apps
It can run all Android apps, however, you might need a mouse.
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Built-in Chromecast
Android TV has Chromecast built-in.
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License:
Apache 2.0, GPL 2.0(Linux Kernel)
Based On:
Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
Default Desktop Environment:
Leanback Launcher
Init-System:
Android init
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Kodibuntu
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Open source
Both Kodi and Ubuntu are free and open source.
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Sub-par graphic drivers support
Support for graphic drivers is not the best. For example, if you want to do any gaming on Kodibuntu you need an Nvidia card and install the proprietary drivers. Though for Kodi alone the Open Source drivers are good enough.
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Updates can be run remotely
Using a Linux distro (not only Ubuntu) with Kodi allows you to run system and software updates remotely through SSH. Not only that, it's also very easy to update the system because only a couple of commands are needed.
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openSUSE Tumbleweed
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Stable
Tumbleweed is stable enough to use every day. Updates are OpenQA tested to ensure stability before being released for Tumbleweed. Bleeding edge untested software can be tried using OpenSUSE factory.
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Little / no third-party support
Like it or not, most third parties don't want to deal with less-popular distros. So most of them only support Ubuntu LTS and those versions of RHEL/CentOS that are still supported.
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Easy installation and cutting edge apps
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Complex multimedia codecs and plugins installation
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A large amount of software
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"Online Update" update in YaST control center only works in openSUSE Leap
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Tumbleweed + OpenSUSE Build Service
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Packman repository has to be added to have good software support
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Good selection of preinstalled applications
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Slow and painful unfortunately, especially compared to other modern distros
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User friendly + Good support
Active and friendly user community, updates come fast
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Jurix>SUSE
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Init-System:
Systemd
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Arch Linux
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Excellent documentation
Arch's goal of simplicity means there's usually one preferred way to get things done - through organized and well documented configuration files. This focus, combined with the community's recognition that configuration files can be intimidating, has resulted in excellent documentation that's accessible to newcomers, and very instructive about how Linux actually works. The documentation is often so thorough that, when searching for solutions to problems while using other distributions, such as with video card drivers, oftentimes you'll find the most effective solution in the Arch Linux wiki or on the forums.
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Not for the faint of heart
You need to be very carefully with updates.
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A package for almost everything
If you need to install something, chances are someone in the Arch community has already made a package for it. This makes it incredibly easy for you to install and maintain all of the non-media content on your computer.
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Manual install process
The installation requires a lot of manual intervention/decisions.
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Arch Linux Wiki
The Arch Linux Wiki is very useful not just for Arch Linux users, but for anyone who uses Linux.
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Works only on AMD64
It is the only official supported instruction set of CPUs.
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Cutting edge rolling release
Arch Linux follows a rolling release model, which allows users to stay on the most up-to-date versions of the software they are using.
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Highly egotistical community
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No restrictive handholding, pure control over everything
Arch is mainly aimed at experienced Linux users, there is no hand-holding and not much in a way of UI elements when trying to install or tweak settings.
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Instability can be an issue
Sometimes you can have a surprise, but in most cases it can be fixed quickly.
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Huge Repositories
Although Arch Linux only comes with around 10,000 packages, you can use the Arch User Repositories (AUR) which will add over 50,000 more packages.
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No graphical installer
Although some derivatives such as Manjaro and ArcoLinux exist.
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Fast and simple package management
Pacman has performance advantages over apt-get and yum in both database operations (thanks to being written for speed) and download times (by virtue of using better mirrors than other distributions tend to select by default). There are also fewer default repositories to download from, and all package management is combined into one tool instead of being split into dpkg, apt-get, and apt-cache like on Debian distros.
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Fragile packages
Updating an Arch system is always a gamble. The problem could be as simple as a package having a bug causing a program to crash on start or it may be something bigger like the WiFi or Bluetooth no longer working. There is also the slight chance the system may not even boot at all after a large update. If the user does not plan to read the forums weekly/daily or update fairly often, things can go wrong very fast.
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As slim or copious as you want it
Arch keeps its core repositories slim and free of unnecessary dependencies. At first installation only a bare system is set up. You can easily get the other applications through the package manager. The repositories are nearly as full as those of Ubuntu, while they are often more up to date. That way you don't have to waste time with software you don't need or want.
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Occasional upstream package bugs
Most package maintainers look for issues that the packages might have ispecifically for arch. Which means if a package has a bug that applies to all Linux distros regardless of the flavor, the maintainer may not be able to: A) catch it before pushing a update or B) have to wait for the packages developers to fix it. This is a minor issue because most issues are often patched before the end of the day if many users rely on it, or if its a less used package there will be specific troubleshooting instructions on the arch site.
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Excellent package management with the AUR
The AUR is a repository with a very extensive catalogue of build/install scripts that are contributed by users. While these scripts are inherently less secure than conventional packages maintained by a distro's authors, it's still way easier to verify the security of install scripts than it would be to write them yourself. It's very usefull.
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Rolling release requires bandwidth
Arch uses a rolling release model for updates. Unlike, for example Ubuntu where a new version is released every six months, packages are updated when they are ready. The advantage is a very up to date system and that the work of upgrading can be spread over a longer span of time to a point where it is hardly noticeably effort. However it can be difficult for people without a high bandwidth connection, or with limits on how many GB can be downloaded imposed by their internet service providers. A GB a month of downloads is quite possible. This can be somewhat offset by Arch being lightweight, besides the relatively small core, the user selects what is installed (and has to be updated).
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Highly customizable
You can tailor the system to your needs.
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Too many package upgrades that require manual intervention
Every year or so there is a update to ArchLinux that will break your system unless you first read the front page of archlinux.org. This happened with SystemD and with a few other updates that require you to do prior steps befor pacman -Syu.
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Support for a large variety of hardware
From latest wacom pads to obscure wireless cards in laptops Arch's hw support has been and continues to be good. It has worked on laptops where other leading distro's like debian/ mint/ ubuntu failed to detect and work with all hardware.
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Requires some background with Linux and the command-line to setup
Going in with zero Linux knowledge is not really recommended when wanting to install Arch, though it can be a good learning experience for those that are dedicated to trial and error as well as reading many faqs.
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Simplicity is absolutely the principal objective behind Arch development
The design approach of the development team focuses on elegance, code correctness, minimalism, and simplicity, and expects the user to be willing to make some effort to understand the system's operation.
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Not really for desktop
More like for posting screenshots on Reddit.
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Good overall system quality
QoL of Arch is generally good. You get something more consistent and doable in Arch then you would get with most other OSes.
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Lost its way
It aimed to be KISS but it has lost its way and is getting more and more complex, for example, it uses systemd which is anything but KISS. It also has now some kind of package post configuration included.
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It is Linux at the core
This distro is barebones enough to make a new distro from.
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Some updates might need extra attention
for example, new grub packages, and new postgresql packages, etc.
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An opportunity to improve
The process of learning to setup and use Arch will improve your skills with Linux and computers in general.
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Uses systemd
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Stripped down to the bone
Since its stripped down, it is fast and you don't have to deal with bloatware.
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Not so great overall
Apart from the ArchBuildSystem/AUR, which brings you very quickly newer package versions, there is not really much where Arch Linux shines. You get better package managers with other systems. The most Linux distributions are far more stable than Arch. You learn more about Linux by using LFS or a source based distribution. You can customize the system much more in LFS or Gentoo.
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Helpful community
If searching through the wiki or the forums for any problems turns nothing, any question on the official forums, Arch subreddit or the IRC channel will be answered within minutes. There will probably be no hand-holding however, Arch users prefer to point anyone to a resource that may help them instead of trying to outright solve their problem in a forum thread. This is quite helpful for people who want to really learn how their system works but also for other people who may stumble in that thread considering how most problems don’t have a universal solution.
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Documentation only makes sense if you know how to adjust it
While the documentation is a very valuable reference for experts, the recipes often don't actually work on your own computer. Some articles are outdated, incomplete, contradictory or duplicated. Only if you are expert enough to know which steps to skip, to adjust or which other documentation parts to plug in, you can make it work.
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Helpful for understanding how Linux is installed
Arch does not come with an automatic installation process. The user is expected to walk through the installation steps published on the Arch wiki. This is very useful if, later, something happens to the installation as the user will be more familiar with the foundational steps required to get a full blown Arch installation working.
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You have to install everything by hand on a command line
This may be a CON for a lot of people that are new to Linux but a PRO to those who actually want to learn something new.
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No need for external repos
The default and community repo of Arch Linux are so vast, that there is barely any need for additional software sources. And if there is, the additional software can be added to AUR, which results in the need actually growing the Arch repos.
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Systemd is bloat
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Vanilla
Learn about Arch, learn about Linux. What works for Arch, works for many other distros too.
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Worst OS for beginners in Linux
Very bad OS for beginners as there is no graphical installation and it is a manual installaton process. So, either you have to follow the documentation (that half of the beginners don't understand) or a video (gets outdated on every release). When I was a beginner, I thought that Arch is better and it had graphical installation. I downloaded the iso flashed it in pendrive. After that when I booted I saw ther is a "$Install--". I was so suprised because I moved from windows to linux. It looked like a console. Bugs -- With every release there are bugs. AUR -- Pacman is fully dependant on aur and installing from aur for beginnera is a painful process.
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Simple by design
Arch Linux is actually incredibly simple. It's really just a partition scheme, package manager, Linux kernel, file system, systemd and the bare minimum of utilities needed to easily set up your hardware. This makes it super simple to build your desired system using binary packages because there no bloat getting in your way when installing or configuring packages.
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Problems with driver/kernel/gpu consistency
Arch has no proper desktop support, you must craft your system together. Things may work for the first but generally it takes days to configure a stable and working system. This is NOT ideal for a desktop user.
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Incredible educational value
Arch gives great insight in the inner workings of operating systems, computers and data manipulation.
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Package manager is so naive
For example, it doesn't allow you to purge (remove package and its configuration files).
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Great for low performance hardware
Arch Linux works quite well with low performance hardware like netbooks.
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Flexible upgrades
Upgrade once a day, once a week, once a month,... three times a day... automate it, upgrade manually, add packages to the ignore list.
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Ultimate mid-range OS for Tinkering
If you like to tinker with things and see how they work you don't get much better than arch linux unless you commit to building your own kernel and using flags manually when installing your packages.
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Supports various desktop environments and window managers
Doesn't limit you in terms of desktop environments or graphical servers (X, Wayland).
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Low maintenance
To basically keep your Arch setup up and running, it takes very little to barely any maintenance.
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Incredibly easy to manage
Arch is very simple to maintain, backup and in rare cases repair and recover. For example, the manual to recover your boot manager is already in the install guide!
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Helpful 3rd-party installers
There are extremely helpful 3rd-party installers such as Anarchy Linux (Formerly Arch Anywhere).
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Minimal
If you need something, you should install it. It has nothing as default and you can build your system from zero.
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Great hardware support
Out of the box Arch comes with great hardware support.
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Highly reliable and stable build
See experts working on the packages and upgrades. Given Arch splits the load among people who care and have the experience, the overall setup is very stable and reliable, even though very broad too.
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On average only 1 manual intervention needed a year now
The comments about issues with upgrades are over-exaggerated. Those comments assume that : A) They happen often, B) you are using a specific package with an issue, C) that package maintainers can't release a patch to the package that will work around the issue for you, and that D) Manual intervention or system recovery from such issues is hard to fix. On average once or twice a year a user may have to cut and paste some commands in the terminal to fix an issue, but that's about it. Additionally any system recovery required from such missed interventions is easy, just follow the wiki and make a live USB if your using a desktop or laptop.
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Highly reliable upgrades
Always works. No matter if you upgrade 7 or 700 packages.
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Experts working on the packages
Providers only provide the basic system and do a great job doing so. While with AUR people who actually use the packages, provide and maintain them. They CARE about making them work.
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Easier to review the distributions packages
Unlike other some distributions, it's super simple to review the packages you download on the official arch repos or arch user repository.
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Great security out of the box
Even a default Arch setup offers great security with the minimum number of open ports and very little information on the system for outsiders.
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Good for ricing for r/unixporn
Arch Linux provides a minimal user experience and tons of packages, which means that ‘ricing’ (customising your desktop to it’s limits) will be unrestrictive and you won’t have to worry about bloating your system.
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Vast variety of use and purpose
With its vast repos, Arch offers tons of applications for all kinds of use.
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Multilib support is just around the corner
Just uncomment the according entries in the pacman.conf.
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You actually learn a LOT of the inner workings of your OS.
Since you do everything by hand and a LOT of it, you actually learn very useful things even for other distros.
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Completely signed repos by default
Arch-based distros, or even Arch installers, often use unsigned repositories.
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Highly customizable
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Arch Linux Archive lets you choose your own update schedule
Despite being rolling release Arch Linux lets you be flexible about your update policy. If distro repos moved forward, but you don't want to update, you can temporarily switch to Arch Linux Archive, which stores repo snapshots across time. Later, when you're ready to update, you switch back to bleeding edge.
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Lets you choose what is pre-installed before installation
The official install script has the "Additional packages" option, which lets you choose additional packages that won't be installed from the terminal. This is helpful for custom configurations (e.g. if you wanted to take advantage of web development) because it is compatible with most packages from the AUR. This also diminishes the need for manual installation with Pacman.
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NONE
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Systemd
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Arch User Repository access
Manjaro allows the user to access of the Arch User Repository, a very large user-maintained repository of packages for Arch Linux and derivatives.
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Slightly bloated
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Support for multiple kernels
Manjaro has built-in support for multiple kernels as well as a way to easily install them. Using LTS kernel makes this distro stable and less buggy.
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Can still be unstable
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Based on Arch and user friendly
Manjaro is an Arch-based distribution with all the benefits of the Arch ecosystem and community but with the added benefit of being much more user-friendly than Arch.The overall features it provides is hard to beat. Arguably be the best desktop distro with lts kernel. Consumes very less ram.
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Bad dependencies
This is similar to the mac0S experience in that you're not allowed to remove plank.
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Excellent graphical package manager (Pamac)
Features include: providing notifications of available updates; mirror management; Snap support, Flatpak support and AUR support (with the option to suppress unnecessary confirmations during the install process); update settings (frequency, whether to check for updates from the AUR, packages to ignore updates for); and a history of packages installed, updated, or removed (from the official repositories - AUR packages are not currently tracked).
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All the small community editions are gone
No architect edition anymore, no edition with a tiny stacking WM like openbox or fluxbox that could be used as install base.
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Improved stability due to a longer testing period for new packages
Packages from Arch's repositories are tested (about two weeks) longer for stability and compatibility issues. Patches are applied, when necessary, before being made available in the stable repositories.
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No real installer
It just boots the livecd and copies the livecd to the disk which gives you no choices in software selection.
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Friendly community
If you ask questions of users in their forums or on other platforms, they are willing to help you. Also according to the developers, they are open to new ideas in order to make the distro better.
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Installation is extremely buggy
There's no easy way to switch from local keyboard layout if non-Latin installer language is selected.
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Very good looking desktops
All desktops look good by default.
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Very slow development for 32-bit hardwares
ArchLinux-32 community maintain their forums every day. They upload new ISO's every month. But Manjaro-32 community upload new ISO's in every 6 month. And provide only a DE-mate.
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Stable and consistently up to date
Manjaro receives regular updates, but more importantly these updates are stable. The updates are rolled out, which means you can easily update the software without needing to re-install.
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Weekly manual updates
Since it is rolling release, it needs updates nearly every week, which (though are checked for automatically) must be manually downloaded, confirmed and installed. That may annoy or scare off many new users.
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Installation is a breeze
Calamares installer and MHWD is the reason why this distribution is good for desktop user- friendliness! Audio codecs, latest packages,latest kernel and easy upgrade to the latest build makes it the best choice for new users.
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The Manjaro unstable repository is slow to sync with the Arch stable repository
The Manjaro unstable repository syncs with the Arch stable repository and if any package has moved, it gets moved to stable. Manjaro gets package updates a bit than Arch.
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Good documentation and forum
The Manjaro community is very helpful, and there are lots of tutorials.
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Imcompatible with Arch User Repository and archlinuxcn
Because Manjaro packages are not synced with Arch, using AUR or archlinuxcn could break dependencies.
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A rolling-release distribution
Manjaro uses a rolling release method for all updates, so once a system is installed, as long as the user regularly updates there is no need to re-install.
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You can't change the default theme in certain applications
Although it is possible to change the default dark theme, this has no effect on Firefox, which appears to have the dark theme "hard coded". Hardened Linux pros may find a way to change this, but for the rest, it renders an otherwise nice distro a no-go.
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All major desktops and even less common ones like Budgie, Lumina, LXQT, Deepin, Enlightenment, etc. can be directly installed from official repositories
Also available as independent variants.
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Deepin desktop environment is not a worthy attraction, there is a problem with changing Multi language layout
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Uses low memory
By using Xfce or Plasma (or LXDE, Fluxbox, supported by community) as default desktop environments, Manjaro is able to have a low memory footprint.
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Nothing new
There is nothing new in Manjaro compared to any other Arch based distribution.
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Manjaro provides its own distribution-specific tools such as the Manjaro Hardware Detection (mhwd) utility, and the Manjaro Settings Manager (msm)
Run automatically during the installation process, it allows for Manjaro to work fully on your system 'straight out of the box', without the need to manually identify and install the necessary drivers or to manually edit the appropriate configuration files. Also usable via the terminal after installation, the features of the mhwd command include: The choice of free (i.e. open-source) or non-free (i.e. proprietary) drivers Identification and listing (general or detailed) of your system's hardware Identification and listing (general or detailed) of installed drivers Listing of available drivers for installation (free and proprietary) Support of hybrid graphics cards (e.g. Nvidia Optimus) Easy removal and installation of drivers (selected automatically, or you can identify and choose your own)
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Redundant
It's just Arch Linux with an easier installer so there is no reason to use it.
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Different editions to select from + Manjaro community
You can choose between different Manjaro editions which have their own change in features, and there is also Manjaro community editions where the community can make their own changes.
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Same cons that apply to Arch Linux
Since it is based on Arch Linux.
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Steam installed by default
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It's Archbuntu
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Deepin desktop environment is worthy attraction
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Black screen after boot, no login possibility
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Full access to AUR
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No gfvs pre-installed
So no Trash (and possibly smartphone file system access via USB) support.
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an Nvidia ISO version with drivers pre-installed.
Works perfectly.
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Bad way of handling dependencies
Manjaro is based on Arch Linux. Arch Linux and its derivatives have a bad way of handling dependencies. To handle dependencies, it installs a whole another program which contains the required dependencies.
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OpenSUSE
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Extremely reliable
The packaging team is dependable resulting in system updates that come in a timely fashion and systems which rarely, if ever, break due to packaging. The versions of software that are selected and the configuration of them is typically extremely high quality.
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Some clear differences from other Linux distros
This might be a systemd issue or OpenSUSE specific, but changing certain text files does not update things. They must be edited in YaST, or in /etc/sysconfig/
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Easy installation and administration
openSUSE makes use of a GUI tool called YaST to install and setup an openSUSE system. YaST is very easy to use and makes the process of installing and maintaining an openSUSE installation a breeze.
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Old kernel by the Leap version
Kernel in Leap 42.3 is in version 4.4, that's pretty old.
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Easily get packages from other sources
SUSE Build Service offers packages from the same sources as Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise and other distributions. This is the most underused package tool in Linux today.
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Poor support for nVidia drivers in Tumbleweed
No native driver support and nouveau may be broken, especially for KDE, and not suitable for some GPUs.
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Probably the best KDE desktop experience
Both Gnome and KDE desktop options are well polished to fit with the opensuse theme and environement, so either desktop is a great choice.
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Bloated and slow
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Very stable
Stable, reliable, rock solid.
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Short lived distro
Every release lasts 18 months only before needing a major upgrade.
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Amazing choice for both newbies and power users
OpenSUSE is very easy in terms of installing packages, administration and customization, yet very powerful in the same. Every user should find his own piece of cake in this OS.
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Updates
Not a huge problem, but Tumbleweed is better updated via the command line.
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Supports RPM packages
Popular format shared with distros like Fedora, RHEL, Scientific Linux, Mageia etc.
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Massive ISO download
The base ISOs are over 4 gigs, so be prepared for a very long DL if you have slow internet. There's a network installer version, but that just delays the long DL.
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Built-in drivers
Does the job needed and has the hardware drivers for the application built-in by the H/W supplier.
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Bad support to NTFS fotmat.
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Dedicated professional community
Directions on other desktop Linux's often force you to use GUI packages or have steps that introduce security issues. OpenSUSE has a professional community and directions are usually geared toward GUI and CLI with similar steps.
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Limited community support
The community is fairly small, and there is no indication on the forums regarding when a issues will be solved.
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Feature rich
It comes standard with a large number of pre-added applications that sort out your day-to-day use.
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Packman repository has to be added to have good software support
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"Tumbleweed" Rolling Release
Regular and easy upgrades to stable and well tested software.
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Startup takes a long time
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One-Click install
Much better system then other distros for installing any package. It is as simple as clicking on one button and typing in your password. Adds a repo to your system keeping everything updated at the same time.
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Updates
Not a huge problem, but Tubleweed is better updated via the command line.
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YaST
Best administration and setup tool.
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Complex permissions policy
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Fast
Applications feel fast.
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Convenient package management with Zypper
Fast, reliable, powerful and almost impossible to leave a broken system. The Yast interface will also give you access to a Zypper GUI if you are uncomfortable with the command line.
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Outstanding community support
OpenSUSE has a VERY active user community. Questions on forums are generally answered in minutes.
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SLS>Slackware>Jurix>SuSE Linux
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Plasma, GNOME, Xfce, LXQT, NONE
Init-System:
Systemd
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Ads
There are plenty of ads for Amazon Prime or products.
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Sideloading
Since it is based on Android you can sideload any Android app.
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Amazon account
Needs an Amazon account.
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Cheap devices
Amazon FireTV devices are cheap and have often a discount.
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Focuses on Amazon content
The main purpose of the stick is to provide a portal to Amazon's various online services.
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Proprietary
The UI is proprietary software.
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License:
Proprietary on top of Android TV
Based On:
Android Open Source Project (AOSP)
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Fire TV Launcher
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Android init
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Hard to install
If you've installed Arch you're probably fine, but for those used to simple installs like (Ubuntu to name just one) you should prepare some patience, determination, and painkillers. Good news is, it's getting better (it's very young).
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Native graphics processor support
The OS natively supports Nvidia, Intel, and AMD graphics processors.
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Not built around the desktop experience
SteamOS is, first and foremost, meant to act as a gaming console - it doesn't ship with even some of the most basic applications, such as a file manager or image viewer. As a result, using SteamOS as your primary operating system would require a fair bit of work.
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Streaming service integration (under development)
Valve is in talks with streaming companies such as Spotify and Netflix to bring their features to SteamOS.
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For entertainment, it just works
What media center software do for videos, it does for games (and later videos).
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License:
Proprietary on top of Linux
Based On:
Arch Linux
Default Desktop Environment:
Steam Big Picture, Kde Plasma
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Systemd
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Hardware Compatibility
Windows has excellent x86-based compatibility, and has recently announced ARM compatibility as well.
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Expensive
You will need to purchase a Windows license.
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Familiar Windows Interface
As opposed to unfamiliar and purpose-built Linux distros, Windows still reigns supreme for sheer usability and ease of use.
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Resource Intensive
In contrast to many dedicated solutions which can run on nearly anything, running a full Windows install requires decent hardware. This is not a lightweight solution.
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Customizable UI
There are many that can be used to customize the MetroTile screen and add custom tiles. Then, by adding custom tiles you can configure them to open any application or web page that you need. For example: Netflix, HBOGo or Steam.
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